Matt Fantastic — Creative Director
Matt does freelance game design, development, graphic design, and art direction for clients around the world as the Creative Director of Forever Stoked Creative, the studio they founded in 2007. They also own a game shop/library (Elm City Games), are an adjunct professor of game design, publish indie games, books, zines, vinyl records, and other creative weirdness with killjoy, founded the New Haven Game Makers Guild, are on the boards of the Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA), Unpub, Site Projects, and GameDev CT, serve on the New Haven Cultural Affairs Commission, and consult across the game industry as well as for corporate, NGO, and institutional clients like Netflix and Yale. Growing up in a family of gamers, educators, artists, and community organizers along with an adolescence filled with basement shows and political protests, Matt’s professional life is rooted in collectivism, art, nerdery, social justice, and the DIY spirit.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Game Design and Development expert with a focus on indie games and community engagement.
Location: New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Experience: 19 yrs 3 mos
Skills
- Game Design
- Game Development
Career Highlights
- Founded Forever Stoked Creative in 2007.
- Owner of Elm City Games and game shop/library.
- Adjunct professor teaching game design.
Work Experience
GAMA - Game Manufacturers Association
Board Member, Creator Division (4 yrs 3 mos)
Connecticut State Colleges & Universities
Adjunct Professor of Game Design (7 yrs 3 mos)
GameDevCT
Board Member (8 yrs 3 mos)
Quinnipiac University
Adjunct Professor of Game Design (2 yrs)
Elm City Games
Owner (10 yrs 2 mos)
Forever Stoked Creative
Creative Director (19 yrs 3 mos)
State of Connecticut
Justice of the Peace (19 yrs 3 mos)
Teishu Records
Owner (6 yrs)
Education
at Pratt Institute
at University of Connecticut
at Southern Connecticut State University
